Debate over the journalist
shoe-thrower forced parliament to postpone voting on the fate of foreign troops
in Iraq and instead focus on the removal of its speaker. Meanwhile, two Iraqis were found dead and six more were wounded during a quiet day in Iraq. A U.S.
soldier died in a non-combat incident as well. Also, a U.S. official admitted
that over 10,000 detainees are being held without evidence against them.

Heated
debate over shoe-thrower Muntazer al-Zaidi disrupted
parliament to the point that lawmakers are calling for the removal of Speaker
Mahmoud al-Mashhadani. Parliament was forced to postpone
voting on a law that would govern foreign troops after a U.N. mandate ends next
week. The U.S. has already worked out an agreement separately.

Meanwhile,
al-Zaidi's brother saw him and reiterated
claims of torture. He also said that al-Zaidi was under duress when he wrote an
apology letter. Al-Zaidi's trial date was set
for Dec. 31 and is charged with "assaulting a foreign head of state visiting Iraq."

A U.S. official said
that over 10,000 prisoners currently in U.S. detention in Iraq were held without
evidence against them. They do have evidence against about 2,000 detainees however.
He added that 350 detainees were convicted of crimes. At the end of the month,
the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement comes into effect and the U.S. will be forced
to handover these detainees to Iraq.